Mary W. Waechter

Sept. 10, 1917 - Jan. 1, 2006

Sept. 10, 1917 - Jan. 1, 2006

January 03, 2006

Mary Winifred "Winnie" Waechter, 88, of S. Holiday Drive, South Bend, died Sunday evening in her home surrounded by her family. Winnie was born September 10, 1917, in Bertrand, Michigan, to Mathew and Agnes (Dorian) Walsh. Winnie retired from the South Bend Clinic as head of the insurance department after many years. On May 22, 1943, in South Bend, she married H. George Waechter who died December 12, 2002. She was preceded in death by her five brothers, Bernard, Richard, Thomas, Howard and John Walsh. Surviving is a daughter, Mary Ann Waechter and a son, Gerald M. Waechter, both of South Bend. A sister, Eileen (Bill) Cosgrove of Weston, Florida, and several very special nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, in the HICKEY Funeral Homes, 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola. Friends may call from noon until services Wednesday in the funeral home. Winnie was a member of St. Anthony's parish and graduate of St. Mary's Academy. Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Ct., South Bend, IN 46637. Â?Mom was our angel on earth and loved by all who knew her. She is at peace in heaven with Dad. A special thanks to Hospice of St. Joseph County and the 6th floor at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, for their loving care and concern for our mother. To those I love and those who love meÂ? When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears, be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love, you can only, guess how much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown but now it's time I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for me if grieve you must then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only for a that we must part. So bless the within your hearts. I won't be far away, for life goes on. So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near and if you listen with your heart, you'll hear all of my love around you soft and clear and then, when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and "Welcome Home."